Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-26
TREASURER .WM. B. WILEY.


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Ofall the msmben Of the Lancastee school
board, from ~ oveanisatio0 iu lSSs 10 ne
PRESENT day, William II Wiley wss ths
only one who held both thsolnoss ossecrseafy
and treasurer Of the board ard these offices
wsre held q widely different tnnsa
Mr. Wiley was drst slsoted . membsr Of
the board, on the 7th OF June, 1866, TO
hM vacancy caused By The rssignation
Of the late Horace Rsshvoa. On ths
7th of February, 1854 hs was electsd
secretary Of the board 10 all Q vacaney CAUSED
BY the resigualion OF John ZlmmefmAn,
who ssslgned the secretaryship to accspt The
ofnoe Of mayor OF the city 70 which ho Was
elected at that timA Mr. Wiley served -
secretary for more than seven years, hs lase
entry In the minute book being daasd
April 2. 1853. Mr. Wiley kept his minutes
In better book and In . more clerical man.
ner than any OF his predecessors. As made
marginal index Of the important transac.
tons Of the board. ~ Ne. Zimmerman, his
predecessor, had done 10 less extent He IVES
signature and his official tile at The end Of
the record Of eech meeting ali OF his prede.
osssoss sinGulariy enough having omitted
that formally.
Amer having served ~ secretary for seven
yeArs, he remained Q member Of The hoard
for many ysan more, and on the 9th Of No.
vomber, 1874, was elected IL treasurer,
snd IVES reelected TO that once from year 70
year and served until November 9, 1879,
when be was suoossdsd BY The present trsas.
uTer, Wm. O. Marshall
Mr.. wilsy's books both - secretary and
treasurer, are models OF clerical excellence.
While he wss treasurss, the Inland In.
surancs and Deposit COMPANY, In which the
school board funds wee placed, failed, and
the board lost large sum OF money, but II
was no fault Of Mr.. Wiley'e, - the board hsd
directed him to mako his deposits In that In.
stltution.
SONS ACCOUNT OF Mr.. wILEY's LIps.
Mr.. Wiley was native Of this city, having
been born May 9th, 1923. His father, james
Wiley, accompanied BY three broshers, came
to Lancaster from the Eastern shore Of
Virginia, aud settled here about the time
Lancaster wss incorporated - . city. james
and ono Of his brothers were shoemaken
the others were tatlorA All Of them settled
down 70 business and did well. james mar.
Hied Mics Mary Ann Shuffiebottom. Their
children were Alexander, james, Eliza
William b. CHE subject OF our sketch) and
Charles T. Wiley.
Alter receiving pretty gooi English sdu.
cation william ives spprent,oed 70 the print
ing business In tho ISrELLIoENcER ofica
The pspsr was then edited BY Thomas Fsran
and publishsd BY MrA Mary dickson. Before
Wiley became "jour" printer, the INrEL
hsA 10
Flood, from Flood 70 james H. Bryson aud
from Bryson to John w. Forney. Mr..
Wiley became IN excellent printer; he was Q
fsst type setter, aud his "proofs" were always
clean.
Ia May 1874, the Lancaster Democrat was
started with Henry Hays publisher, and Col.
John Forsyths Carer - editor. No. Wiley
soon Afterwards bought out Mr.. Hays inter.
ct and subsequently sold It to Col. Carter.
ANOTHER ESSAY IN JOURNALISM.
Mr. Wiiey's next adventure in journalism
was in October, lSJ2, when he and Henry s.
Myern bought from Marcus d. Holbrook
The Lancdsfcridn, Q weekly newspaper that
had been started In lsis 10 defeat james Bu.
chanan's aspirations for the presidency. On
the hrst OF March, 1854, Mr.. Wiley became solo
owner Of The Ldneasteridn which he con.
tinued 70 run - an anti. Buchanan Demo
cratic paper until the 10Th OF October, 1885,
when he sold the subscri psion lists and good.
will TO Capt Gsorge s Ssnderson, who united
the paper With the lNrELLIosNcER. In his
vaiedictory Mr.. Wiley said "for the past
year have desired an opportunity to relin.
quish tho publication OF political newspaper
aad devote my time 70 pursuit more con.
genial to my tastsA"
In selling the subscription lists and good
will Mr.. Wiley did not sell HE printing
ofnco, bat carried II on successfully - Q
book and Job Office for many ysars, nrst in
North Queen street and afterwards on Duke
street. opposite the court house.
sFrom 1852 to 1859 MI. Wiley printed the
Rsnnsyivania School Journa,, for Hon.
ThoA H Burrowes, who associated with him
J. r. McCAskey In 1865.
In June. 1869. Mr.. Wiley began the publ.
cation Of tho Lancaster Bar and continued
70 publish 1t until April, ls72.
AS POLITICIAN AND oFrICE.HoLpER.
M. Wiley began his political life - .
Democrss, and whom . young man, In the
days Of Frazer, Chsmpnsys aud the other
bright lights OF the party, hs was regarded
Democracy OF the county split, no took
sides with the Frazer faction against Blu.
chauan, but when Buchanan was nominated
for the presidency he voted for him.
In 1858 he severed bis connection with the
Democratic party and Joined the Republican
party under the leadership OF Thaddsus
Stevens, and remained Republican the 70.
malnder OF his lie.
He wss elected alderman February %, 1858,
and was re elected from time TO time q his
commissions expired for period OF twenty.
fiveyears Owing to seriouA paralysis, from
which he had suffered tor some tune, hs re-
signed his office ON the 18th OF O,tober, 1882,
and died May 4, 1889.
AZ . magistrate, Alderman Wiley was Q
just ona He was thoroughly acqusintei
with the duties OF his Office and was scrupu.
lousiy exact Ia keeping his docketA He had
good legal mind, and was OF great assistance
In giving counsel TO the younger lswysra
He had very large civil business and fol
many years refused to be bothered with the
petty criminal complaints that cumber the
docket Of LEES conscientious msgistrstes
Mr.. Wiley IVES twios married. His hrst
wife IVES Misc Eliza Fraim, daughter Of NIL.
lard Frsim, Of Strasburg. Their children are
n ann and n 6auuhkAr ThA nNn William "a